mold
/mɔʊld/
Dictionary
noun
- A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
- Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
- The shape or pattern of a mold.
- General shape or form.
"the oval mold of her face"
- Distinctive character or type.
"a leader in the mold of her predecessors"
- A fixed or restrictive pattern or form.
"His method of scientific investigation broke the mold and led to a new discovery."
- A group of moldings.
"the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts"
- A fontanelle.
verb
- To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.
- To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
- To fit closely by following the contours of.
- To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.
- To ornament with moldings.
- To be shaped in or as if in a mold.
"These shoes gradually molded to my feet."
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